With a single dry-plate clutch, It had a four-speed manual constant-mesh transmission plus a similar three-speed auxiliary gearbox, for a total of twelve forward and three reverse speeds, driving through Timken double-reduction differentials.
It was unique amongst the 842-strong class in that it featured outside Stephenson link motion in addition to other experimental features; a double chimney, Timken roller bearings throughout and electric lighting.
British Timken was a division of the (then) Timken Bearing Company of Canton Ohio, now The Timken Company.
Founded in 1989 by the Timken, Hoover, Deuble, and Stark Community Foundations, the mission of the partnership is to mobilize private sector resources to help Stark County’s districts and schools build the capacity to initiate and sustain changes resulting in high student achievement.
These modifications included outside Caprotti valve gear, roller bearings (both Timken and Skefco types) on the coupled and tender axles in varying combinations, and an experimental steel firebox.
Some of the biggest international corporations like Coca-Cola, Unilever, InBev, Johnson Controls, Cameron, Weatherford, Michelin, Timken and others have invested heavily in the recent years.
The first SCOUT eh! gathering, referred to as CAMP eh! was held September 24–26, 2004 at Camp Timken near Iona in Ontario.
Timken approaches Ingersoll-Rand to purchase the industrial side of Torrington’s business but soon got interested in its entirety as it realized Torrington’s automotive business was stronger than originally thought.
The charter cars run on old NZR Timken bogies limited to 80 km/h, not the 100 km/h standard carriage train speed.